and my first thought was "too bad that title is already taken, it would very perfect for president obama's white house memoir." scott wilson wrote in the "washington post" "candidate obama promised to implement a foreign policy different in both tone and substance from that of his predecessor. a policy based on openness, the rule of law and the promotion of democratic values, especially the middle east. but since coming to office, he has found a new appreciation for the need for secrecy, the controversial drone program which critics call illegal and the difficulty of closing the prison at guantanamo. when egypt's generals toppled the country's first elected president, the united states didn't do much, probably because there was not much we could do. so much for promoting democratic values. the president is learning what those before him have learned: things that seem easily done in a campaign can be more complicated and difficult when the campaign is over. i've covered eight presidents. not one of them ever told me the job was easier than he thought it would be. the more i think of it, may